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  1. 1 a Muscle that flexes a forearm (6)
  2. 4 a Phantom (6)
  3. 8 a Talk pompously (5)
  4. 9 a Selected candidate (7)
  5. 10 a Develop very promisingly (7)
  6. 11 a Lovers' secret meeting (5)
  7. 12 a Effigy for frightening off birds (9)
  8. 17 a Thoroughbred horses (5)
  9. 19 a Stone pillar with a rectangular cross section tapering upwards (7)
  10. 21 a Neologism (7)
  11. 22 a Tropical fruit with orange flesh and small black seeds (5)
  12. 23 a Stucco-like substance applied to masonry (6)
  13. 24 a Edible body of a marine mollusc (6)
  14. 1 d Splotched (6)
  15. 2 d Soft sheepskin suede (7)
  16. 3 d Media (5)
  17. 5 d Pet rodent (7)
  18. 6 d Very good — British comic (5)
  19. 7 d Circular arrangement of foliage or flowers (6)
  20. 9 d Chart-topping hit — myself (6,3)
  21. 13 d Up for grabs (2,5)
  22. 14 d Small greyhound cross, bred for racing (7)
  23. 15 d Sign of the zodiac (6)
  24. 16 d Transfix (6)
  25. 18 d Foreign (5)
  26. 20 d Void (5)

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